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do credit

[do credit] or [do credit to] also ({informal}) [do proud] To add to or improve the reputation, good name, honor, or esteem of; show (you) deserve praise. * /Your neat […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get credit for

[get credit for] {v. phr.} To be given points of merit, recognition, or praise for labor or intellectual contribution. * /Our firm got a lot of credit for developing parts […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

charge up

[charge up] {v. phr.} 1. To submit to a flow of electricity in order to make functional. * /I mustn't forget to charge up my razor before we go on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Flannery O'Connor

(1925-1964) U.S. author I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it. www.english-slang.com

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Ambrose Bierce

(1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.

smooth over

[smooth over] {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument […]

so help me

[so help me] {interj.}, {informal} I promise; I swear; may I be punished if I lie. * /I've told you the truth, so help me./ […]

Albert Einstein

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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running commentary

[running commentary] {n. phr.} A continual series of remarks. * /My chiropractor gives me a running commentary on the health […]

see stars

[see stars] {v. phr.}, {informal} To imagine you are seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head. * /When Ted was hit […]